Vizsla Silver (VZLA) Competitors

Vizsla Silver (NYSE:VZLA) and Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is VZLA or SAND more profitable?

Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 8.11% compared to Vizsla Silver's net margin of 0.00%. Sandstorm Gold's return on equity of 0.98% beat Vizsla Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vizsla Silver	N/A	-5.59%	-5.52%
Sandstorm Gold	8.11%	0.98%	0.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VZLA or SAND?

Sandstorm Gold received 40 more outperform votes than Vizsla Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.19% of users gave Vizsla Silver an outperform vote while only 46.67% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vizsla Silver	Outperform Votes 16 76.19%	Underperform Votes 5 23.81%
Sandstorm Gold	Outperform Votes 56 46.67%	Underperform Votes 64 53.33%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VZLA or SAND?

22.5% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vizsla Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, VZLA or SAND?

Vizsla Silver has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VZLA or SAND?

Vizsla Silver presently has a consensus price target of $4.06, suggesting a potential upside of 83.82%. Sandstorm Gold has a consensus price target of $9.06, suggesting a potential upside of 7.69%. Given Vizsla Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vizsla Silver is more favorable than Sandstorm Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vizsla Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sandstorm Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VZLA or SAND?

Sandstorm Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Vizsla Silver. Vizsla Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vizsla Silver	N/A	N/A	-$11.81M	-$0.01	-221.00
Sandstorm Gold	$176.28M	14.14	$41.72M	$0.05	168.30

Does the media refer more to VZLA or SAND?

In the previous week, Sandstorm Gold had 8 more articles in the media than Vizsla Silver. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Sandstorm Gold and 4 mentions for Vizsla Silver. Sandstorm Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Vizsla Silver's score of 0.52 indicating that Sandstorm Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vizsla Silver	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sandstorm Gold	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Sandstorm Gold beats Vizsla Silver on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.